Displaced Rohingya Muslims have told BBC that the Myanmar military raped and murdered villagers during a counter-insurgency crackdown in August. Rashida Begum said soldiers tried to cut her throat when they swept into the village of Tula Toli in Rakhine State. She said her baby was snatched from her, thrown to the ground and killed. [...]

Image copyright EPA MPs are to begin their line by line scrutiny of the EU Withdrawal Bill, the central piece of Brexit legislation. Hundreds of amendments have been put forward by MPs who want changes to the bill before it becomes law. On Monday, Brexit Secretary David Davis said MPs would be given a take-it-or [...]

Image copyright Getty Images Theresa May has launched her strongest attack on Russia yet, accusing Moscow of meddling in elections and carrying out cyber espionage. Speaking at the Lord Mayor’s banquet in London, the prime minister said Vladimir Putin’s government was trying to “undermine free societies”. Mrs May said they were “planting fake stories” to [...]